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Zambia to Refuse GM Food Aid

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Organics Industry Prepares for Oct. 21 Curtain Up

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October 21 is a watershed day for the U.S. organic industry – it is the day the National Organic Program (NOP) goes into effect. Any business involved in organic products should be preparing now to take advantage of the publicity and use it as a unique opportunity to promote the organic movement. Beginning October 21, only companies that are certified by U.S. Department of Agriculture accredited certifiers will be able to carry the official USDA organic label. “This will legitimize organics to a degree that we’ve never known before,” says Theresa Marquez, sales and marketing director for Wisconsin-based Organic Valley Cooperative. Every company, hopefully, is getting ready now,” says Nancy Hirshberg, vp for natural resources, environment and organic products at Stonyfield Farm in Londonberry, NH. “For Stonyfield, this is a key moment and a key opportunity,” she says. Stonyfield, a leading organic dairy products manufacturer, plans a media and in-store promotional campaign that ranges from placing coupons valued between $50-100 on its yogurt lids to detailed information about NOP on its website. Hirshberg views October 21 not only as a great marketing opportunity, but as a historic moment in helping people understand the connection between “the environment and the food […]

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Key Websites:Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)

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August 26 – September 4, 2002 Johannesburg, South Africa Most of the talk about the World Summit on Sustainable Developmet (WSSD) focuses on what’s NOT going to come out of it. But if you take a moment to look at the agenda and the groups behind it, you’ll see how far we’ve come and how fascinating a conference this will be. Yes, we at SustainableBusiness.com believe in seeing the good side and in holding the vision of where we’re trying to go. This is a path we’re on – and although it’s fraught with land mines and twists and turns – we are on the path toward sustainability.The Official Website for the Summit: [sorry this link is no longer available]Ongoing conference coverage, background and every other bit of information possible: International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Portal to the Summit: http://www.iisd.ca/wssd/portal.htmlThe Earth Times: http://www.earthtimes.orgIn addition to the Conference Agenda, there will be a series of parallel events: Civil Society Global Forum: www.worldsummit.org.zaBusiness Forum: [sorry this link is no longer available]Local Action Moves the World: [sorry this link is no longer available]Building Sustainability: http://www.earth-summit.net/Science & Technology Forum: [sorry this link is no longer available]Water Dome: [sorry this link is no longer available]Parliamentary […]

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